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	May 08, 2008 Food Crisis: Political will needed for scientific solutions to reach African farmers
	Africa Science News Service - Nairobi,Kenya Political will, more than genetically modified technology, is now needed to move available scientific and technological options to African farmers' field, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Director General, Africa Rice Center (WARDA) has said.


	May 07, 2008 Uganda: Tororo District Gets Sh274m for Crops
	AllAfrica.com, Washington The district NAADS Coordinator James Kalange said farmers are being encouraged to grow improved varieties of upland rice that include Nerica 3 and 10, ...


	May 06, 2008 Africa Reacts to Food Price Challenge
	Voice of America - USA ... Tanzania and other countries in increasing the use of high-yielding NERICA [New Rice for Africa], developed by the Africa Rice Center in Benin. ...


	May 06, 2008 Burkina Faso : Autosuffisance possible
	BBC Afrique - London,UK Le NERICA, explique le Dr Zacharie Segda, "allie la productivité du riz asiatique à la résistance du riz africain". Il résiste mieux aux maladies et aux ...


	May 05, 2008 Africa: Rice Imports to Increase As Food Prices Continue to Rise
	AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA In the early 2000s, scientists were successful in creating New Rice for Africa (Nerica), a high yielding upland rice variety after crossing African and ...


	May 02, 2008 Upsurge in rice price a good omen
	The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria The government, RIFAN National President Abubakar Wodi said, must also collaborate with the Cotonou-based Africa Rice Centre (WARDA), RIFAN and selected outgrowers. He said with the expansion of seed production, there would be enough to plant and even export to the West African sub-region by 2009.


	May 01, 2008 Africa: Centre in Moving to Boost Rice Farming
	AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA As the world struggles to ease soaring prices of cereals, the Africa Rice Centre, Warda, has announced short-term comprehensive strategies to boost rice production.


	Apr 30, 2008 DEVELOPPEMENT-BURKINA FASO : Le riz NERICA, une réalité dans la ...
	Inter Press Sevice - international,hqs in Rome,Italy Les producteurs de Bagré commencent de plus en plus à cultiver le NERICA parce qu'au rendement, il est meilleur que les autres variétés de riz. ...


	Apr 30, 2008 Production du riz en Afrique : LA RÉVOLUTION VERTE PASSE PAR LES ...
	L'Essor - Bamako,Mali Les succès récents et les efforts futurs sont axés sur la sélection de variétés adaptées aux conditions locales du riz "Nerica", qui est le fruit d’un ...


	Apr 30, 2008 Ce que propos Modibo Sidibé :
	Journal Nouvelle République (maliweb.net) - Mali Semences : la subvention attendue de l’Etat sur le riz NERICA est de 934,2 millions F.CFA. Equipements : l’Etat mettra les équipements à disposition des ...


	Apr 29, 2008 Le riz Nerica
	TV5MONDE,France Le riz Nerica qui demande moins d´eau et pas d´engrais serait la solution pour le Burkina Faso


	Apr 29, 2008 WARDA proffers solution to rice crisis in Africa
	Afrique en ligne - Angers,France There is the need to also promote large-scale use of upland and lowland NERICA rice varieties, increase significantly the share of high-yielding irrigated ...


	Apr 29, 2008 Rural Farmers Get AELP Boost 113 Communities Compensated
	AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA ... and that in mid next month, farmers in the locust affected areas would get another (AELP) compensation package of Nerica rice seeds, cassava cuttings, ...


	Apr 29, 2008 WARDA actively assists African member states manage the rice crisis
	Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse) - Lausanne,Canton de Vaud,Switzerland The Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is helping its member states manage the rice crisis through a combination of short-term actions reinforced by medium- to ...


	Apr 29, 2008 Launch of the London International Development Centre and DFID's ...
	eGov monitor, UK The new rice for Africa supported by the Department for International Development, helped to increase rice production across Africa last year by 6% to 22 ...


	Apr 29, 2008 Nigeria: 57 Types, Poor Local Production
	AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA Most people now chant the names of Nerica 1 and Nerica 2 as the new rice varieties for Africa because they feel it can produce high yields with minimum ...


	Apr 28, 2008 Production du riz en Afrique : LA RÉVOLUTION VERTE PASSE PAR LES ...
	L'Essor Les succès récents et les efforts futurs sont axés sur la sélection de variétés adaptées aux conditions locales du riz "Nerica", qui est le fruit d’un ...


	Apr 28, 2008 Production du riz en Afrique : LA RÉVOLUTION VERTE PASSE PAR LES ...
	L'Essor Les succès récents et les efforts futurs sont axés sur la sélection de variétés adaptées aux conditions locales du riz "Nerica", qui est le fruit d’un ...


	Apr 27, 2008 Ce que propos Modibo Sidibé :
	Journal Nouvelle République (maliweb.net) Semences : la subvention attendue de l’Etat sur le riz NERICA est de 934,2 millions F.CFA. Equipements : l’Etat mettra les équipements à disposition des ...


	Apr 25, 2008 Le riz NERICA pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire
	Afrique en ligne - Angers,France A Bagré, il ya au moins 30.000 ha aménageables pour le riz NERICA. Si l'Etat au lieu de perdre 30 à 40 milliards chaque année dans les importations, ...


	Apr 24, 2008 Experts push for new weather-resilient rice variety
	Business Daily Africa, Kenya Current efforts are now focusing on breeding the locally adapted Nerica rice, a resilient, high-yielding cross of an African and Asian rice species. ...


	Apr 23, 2008 Initiative riz: Ramener le sac de 50 kg à 12 500 F CFA
	Le Mali en ligne - Mali ... pour financer les engrains, 934,2 millions F FA pour les semences (riz NERICA) et 325 millions F CFA pour le fonctionnement du dispositif d’encadrement. ...


	Apr 23, 2008 Les riziculteurs africains en marche vers l'autosuffisance
	Afrique en ligne - Angers,France Les récents succès et les futurs efforts tournent autour de l'exploitation adaptée du Nerica, une variété hybride résistante et très productive d'espèces ...


	Apr 23, 2008 African farmers gaining access to disease-resistant rice varieties
	HULIQ (press release), NC Recent successes and future efforts focus on breeding locally adapted varieties of 'Nerica' rice, which is a resilient, high-yielding cross of an African ...


	Apr 23, 2008 Africa’s step in the right direction in rice production
	Afrik.com, France Recent successes and future efforts focus on breeding locally adapted varieties of 'Nerica' rice, which is a resilient, high-yielding cross of an African ...


	Apr 23, 2008 African rice breeders move towards self-sufficiency
	Afrique en ligne, France Recent successes and future efforts focus on breeding locally adapted varieties of 'Nerica' rice, which is a resilient, high-yielding cross of an African ...


	Apr 23, 2008 Upland rice begins to boost production, reduce imports in Africa
	Africa Science News Service, Kenya However recent successes and future efforts focus on breeding locally adapted varieties of Nerica rice, which is a resilient, high-yielding cross of an ...


	Apr 23, 2008 African Farmers Gaining Access to Disease-Resistant, "Upland" Rice ...
	AllAfrica.com, Washington Recent successes and future efforts focus on breeding locally adapted varieties of "Nerica" rice, which is a resilient, high-yielding cross of an African ...


	Apr 21, 2008 Ghana: Government Says There's Little It Can Do About Soaring Food ...
	AllAfrica.com, Washington The minister said as a medium and long-term intervention the government would intensify rice production in the country especially the production of NERICA ...


	Apr 21, 2008 Ghana: The Minister of Agriculture Must Come Clean On the Food ...
	AllAfrica.com, Washington ... rice production in the country, especially the production of the NERICA variety in areas where it has a comparative advantage over maize production. ...


	Apr 21, 2008 Initiative Riz : LES PARTENAIRES TECHNIQUES ET FINANCIERS FONT UN ...
	L'Essor La variété de semences retenue est le riz Nerica, qui sera étendu aux zones non encore concernées par sa culture. La spécificité de cette variété est sa ...


	Apr 18, 2008 Ghana: Dr. Monty Jones Ending the Fixation with Imported Rice
	African Path, MN It was in this position in 1994 that he made his exceptional breakthrough achievement in combining Asian and African rice varieties to develop NERICA, ...


	Apr 18, 2008 Pour endiguer la hausse généralisée du prix des céréales : Le ...
	Journal L'Indépendant (maliweb.net) ... de FCFA à l'engrais afin de ramener le prix de cession du sac de 50 kg à 12 500 FCFA et 934,2 millions de FCFA pour les semences du riz NERICA. ...


	Apr 18, 2008 Ghana Has Enough Food Production -Minister
	Modern Ghana, Ghana Talking about the medium and long term he pointed out that his outfit was intensifying it production of widely accepted nerica rice in areas where it has a ...


	Apr 18, 2008 Cassava Flour For Bread
	Modern Ghana, Ghana He revealed that experiments are ongoing for the production of what is known as ‘Nerica’ or New Rice for Africa. These measures he said would reduce the ...


	Apr 18, 2008 Cassava Flour For Bread
	Happyghana.com, Ghana He revealed that experiments are ongoing for the production of what is known as ‘Nerica’ or New Rice for Africa. These measures he said would reduce the ...


	Apr 18, 2008 It's time to grow what we eat
	The Statesman Online, Ghana The Minister noted that MOFA intends to intensify the production of the now widely accepted Nerica rice, especially in areas where it has a comparative ...


	Apr 17, 2008 There is food surplus in the regions to offset recent price hike ...
	Kessben FM, Ghana MOFA is also looking at the possibility of producing maize flour for corn bread and also intensify the production of now widely accepted NERICA rice, ...


	Apr 17, 2008 Ghana's 'hybrid' rice dilemma
	Happyghana.com, Ghana New Rice For Africa (Nerica) was developed less than 10 years ago and is a hybrid combining the higher yielding Asian and the hardy African seeds. ...


	Apr 17, 2008 Ghana's 'hybrid' rice dilemma
	BBC News - UK Nerica rice is still very much work in progress, but the Africa Rice Centre based in Benin aims to keep improving the seed


	Apr 17, 2008 New rice variety could ‘help Africa out of poverty trap‘
	The Herald Eastern Cape - South Africa A new kind of rice that has taken West Africa by storm could be the solution to pull South Africa‘s poor out of their poverty trap, World Food Prize laureate Dr Monty Jones said.


	Apr 16, 2008 Crise alimentaire, la solution en Afrique
	Come4News - Paris,France Promouvoir l'utilisation des variétés telles que les NERICA (variété obtenue par l'ADRAO grâce à un croisement entre le riz africain et le riz asiatique). ...


	Apr 16, 2008 L’Afrique est l’avenir du monde dans la riziculture
	L'Heure du Temps, Burkina Faso La crise actuelle est une occasion d'interpeller les politiques sur leurs stratégies. Le Directeur général du centre du riz pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest en fait le constat et livre ses propositions.


	Apr 16, 2008 RIZICULTURE: l’Afrique est l’avenir du monde
	AfricaTime Le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (ADRAO) a, depuis au moins 2 ans, prédit une crise rizicole en Afrique à partir de 2008. La dernière alerte date du Conseil des Ministres des Etats membres tenu à Abuja en septembre 2007.


	Apr 14, 2008 L’Afrique comme un espoir pour résoudre la crise du riz
	AGORAVOX Cette crise rizicole avait été prédite par le centre du riz pour l’Afrique (l’Adrao) il y a au moins deux ans déjà. Ce continent va de manière sûre vers de grandes difficultés d’approvisionnement.


	Apr 13, 2008 Rising price of rice causes concern
	Punch, Nigeria The Director-General of the African Rice Centre, Papa Abdoulaye Seck said, ”It is not possible to continue to reduce the price of rice artificially without increasing domestic rice production in the SSA. Relying on heavy rice imports is less and less a solution for Africa.”


	Apr 12, 2008 Pour le riz, l’Afrique est l’avenir du monde
	Le Quotidien.sn Le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (Adrao) a, depuis au moins 2 ans, prédit une crise rizicole en Afrique à partir de 2008. La dernière alerte date du Conseil ...


	Apr 11, 2008 Africa, donors to address climate change, monitor TICAD ...
	TMCnet ... pushed to facilitate rice cultivation with the New Rice for Africa, better known as NERICA which is a hybrid of Asian and African rice strains. ...


	Apr 08, 2008 L’Afrique est l’avenir du monde pour la riziculture
	African Global News L’humanité est présentement face à une crise rizicole très aigue qui, à n’en point douter, constitue une menace sérieuse pour maintenir la paix sociale.


	Apr 07, 2008 Vulgarisation de semis direct sur couverture végétale
	Madagascar Tribune - Madagascar Ce centre dispose ainsi de 20 ha de terrain d’application de riziculture pluviale et pratique diverses variétés dont la B-22, la 3737, la Sebota, la NERICA dans ce site.


	Apr 06, 2008 Les NERICA répondent aux besoins petits producteurs de riz pluvial en Afrique, selon un chercheur
	Agence de Presse Africaine -Cotonou (Bénin) Les nouveaux riz de l’Afrique (NERICA), de par leurs qualités intrinsèques apportent un espoir aux millions de pauvres du continent, notamment aux producteurs cultivant le riz pluvial en Afrique subsaharienne, a estimé le coordonnateur régional de l’Initiative du riz africain, Inoussa Akintayo dans un entretien accordé à APA.


	Apr 05, 2008 FAO expects rice production to rise
	Africa Science News Service - Nairobi,Kenya World rice production is expected to increase in 2008 by 12 million tonnes or 1.8 percent, assuming normal weather conditions, FAO said recently.


	Apr 04, 2008 WARDA Sets New Research Directions
	CropBiotech Update The Board of Trustees of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) in Cotonou, Benin approved the new research directions proposed by the Center to urgently address issues such as climate change and soaring rice prices which is changing the environment for the rice sector in Africa.


	Apr 03, 2008 WARDA adopts new strategies to combat food crisis
	Afrique en ligne, France Worried by the adverse effects of climate change and rising Rice prices, the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is set to adopts new strategies as approved by the Board of trustees to tackle the various food security challenges facing the continent, according to a statement from the Organisation, made available to PANA here.


	Apr 02, 2008 WARDA varieties being tested in The Philippines
	Philippine Information Agency Department of Agriculture-attached Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-Philrice) started since last year testing of 56 rice varieties identified to have heat tolerance. These varieties originated from warmer climate in Pakistan, Iran, and West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA).


	Apr 02, 2008 WARDA Board approves new research directions targeting major rice challenges in Africa
	Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse) - Lausanne,Canton de Vaud,Switzerland ... the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) at its recent meeting approved the new research directions proposed by the Center to urgently address these challenges. ...


	Apr 01, 2008 Les bailleurs de l’Afrique invités à soutenir les efforts de diffusion du riz Nerica
	Agence de Presse Africaine APA-Abomey-Calavi (Bénin) Le président du comité directeur du projet de diffusion du Riz Nérica, le Guinéen Aly Condé, a appelé mardi à Abomey-calavi (environ 25 km au Nord de Cotonou) les bailleurs de fonds du continent africain à soutenir les efforts de diffusion du riz Nérica sur le continent, a appris APA de source officielle.


	Mar 30, 2008 African CSOs to lobby over gaps in climate change regimes
	Africa Science News Service - Nairobi,Kenya He cited the BT Maize by CIMMYT, which can withstand droughts, New Rice for Africa NERICA that is rain fed and can withstand drought, the Borana cattle. ...


	Mar 25, 2008 African branch of rice initiative launched
	SciDev.Net, UK The African component of a research initiative aiming to provide smallholder farmers with new rice varieties has been launched in Benin. The project, led by the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Africa Rice Center, was launched at a meeting at the Africa Rice Center laboratories in Cotonou, Benin, earlier this month (5–8 March).


	Mar 19, 2008 Hybrid African rice to the rescue
	Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa Africa is the continent hardest hit by climate change and already struggles to feed its people. But a research centre in Cotonou, Benin, is developing a new variety of rice that it plans to distribute to local farmers, helping to alleviate food security concerns.


	Mar 14, 2008 Une variété « tolérante au stress » sur le marché africain
	Marchés Tropicaux & Méditerranéens Le Centre de riz pour l’Afrique et l’Institut international de la recherche sur le riz (IRRI) ont lancé le 5 mars à Cotonou, au Bénin, un projet relatif au « riz tolérant au stress pour les paysans pauvres d’Afrique et d’Asie » (VARIOS). Financé par la Fondation Bill et Melinda Gates ...


	Mar 14, 2008 Les agricultures entre créativité et adaptation responsable
	Cahiers Agriculture - France Après sélection, les variétés ainsi obtenues seront dénommées « Nerica » (New Rice for Africa). Utilisant la technique du sauvetage d’embryons sur milieu de ...


	Mar 13, 2008 UGANDA: Fishing for self-reliance in the north
	IRINnews.org - New York,NY,USA The Japanese International Cooperation Agency has joined the project by supporting the training and facilitation of some fish farmers to grow Nerica rice, ...


	Mar 11, 2008 New stress-tolerant rice promised
	New Agriculturist An initiative to upscale production of high-yielding rice varieties, resistant to climatic constraints such as drought, soil salinity and iron toxicity, has been launched in Benin.


	Mar 07, 2008 Scientists launch a multi-million dollar rice production project
	Africa Science News Service, Kenya National and international rice specialists have taken part in a meeting to launch a multi-million dollar project on “Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia” at the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin today


	Mar 07, 2008 Le "riz tolérant au stress" bientôt disponible sur le marché africain
	Xinhua, China Le Centre de riz pour l'Afrique et l'Institut international de la recherche sur le riz (IRRI) ont lancé mercredi à Cotonou un projet relatif au "riz tolérant au stress pour les paysans pauvres d'Afrique et d'Asie


	Mar 05, 2008 Scientists meet on boosting rice production in Africa
	Afrique en ligne - Angers,France International rice specialists are meeting at the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), in Cotonou, Benin Republic, from 5-7 March, ...


	Mar 04, 2008 Rice Farmers Set to Boost Yields
	The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) Tanzanian farmers are tipped to increase rice yields following the expected launch today of an international rice project in Cotonou, Benin that is aimed at building production capacity, the Africa Rice Centre (Warda) has said.


	Mar 03, 2008 Africa: Scientists Meet to Launch Multi-Million Dollar Project to Step Up Rice Production
	AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA National and international rice specialists are taking part in a meeting to launch a multi-million dollar project on “Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia” at the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), Cotonou, Benin, 5–7 March 2008.


	Feb 29, 2008 High Food Prices - A Harsh New Reality
	World Bank Group - Washington,DC,USA ... Africa invest more in agricultural research which has proven results in the form of virus-resistant cassava in Uganda and NERICA rice in West Africa. ...


	Feb 22, 2008 UK gives US$14 million boost to agriculture research
	SciDev.net, UK The collaborative research will be led by the UK-based University of Sheffield, with scientists from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in India and the African Rice Centre in Senegal.


	Feb 21, 2008 AGRA: 在非洲争取农业绿色革命胜利.
	zouhengfu.blog The New Rice for Africa (NERICA) offers new opportunity for Africa to become self-sufficient in rice – the main food of its rapidly growing urban population ...


	Feb 14, 2008 Interview with IFAD President, Lennart Båge
	AllAfrica.com, Washington There are some success stories, including the 'cassava revolution' and the New Rice for Africa (NERICA), in which I am proud IFAD has played a part. ...


	Feb 10, 2008 Can crops be climate-proofed?
	The New Nation, Bangladesh In Africa, the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) is focusing on its NERICA (New Rice for Africa) varieties. These combine traits of Africa's Oryza glaberrima ...


	Feb 10, 2008 Sierra Leone: Introducing Rare Gems
	AllAfrica.com, Washington Dr Monty Jones, a plant breeder by profession was the key scientist involved in developing a new type of rice now dubbed New Rice for Africa (NERICA). ...


	Feb 6, 2008 Kenya: Weed And Pest Resistant Rice Variety Boosts Harvests
	AllAfrica.com, Washington After the introduction of the Nerica rice variety in western Kenya five years ago, farmers who embraced the species are now reaping the benefits. ...


	Feb 6, 2008 Weed and pest resistant rice variety boosts harvests
	Business Daily Africa, Kenya In 2006, the Nerica variety was introduced to increase rice production in western Kenya. February 7, 2008: After the introduction of the Nerica rice variety ...


	Feb 5, 2008 The Gondoba Manga Enterprise’s Manga Farm: Create Jobs & Food
	Awareness Times, Sierra Leone In addition, GTZ funded 200 bushels of hybrid Nerica Seed rice (very high yield for our farms) plus help with diesel fuel for the tractors


	Jan 16, 2008 Researchers intensify 'Climate-proofing' of crops
	MyNews.in, India In Africa, the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) is focusing on its NERICA (New Rice for Africa) varieties. These combine traits of Africa's Oryza glaberrima ..


	Jan 16, 2008 Can crops be climate-proofed
	Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland In Africa, the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) is focusing on its NERICA (New Rice for Africa) varieties. These combine traits of Africa's Oryza glaberrima ...


	Jan 15, 2008 Looking for the ‘never-say-die’ crop
	OneWorld.net, UK In Africa, the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) is focusing on its NERICA (New Rice for Africa) varieties. These combine traits of Africa's Oryza glaberrima ...


	Jan 14, 2008 AELP Launches Compensation Programme
	AllAfrica.com, Washington The event also witnessed the distribution of agricultural items such as vegetable seeds, fertilizer, fruit tree seedlings, watering cans, nerica rice seeds, ...


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